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Hearing aids in but still not understanding words
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Nov 4 4:08pm | Replies (135)Comment receiving replies
I have been wearing hearing aids for 3 years. I also have a problem with clarity. My hearing is very limited in a group setting. The background noise drowns out my being able to hear. I have had several hearing tests and they turn out fine because there is no added noise in the background like there is in real life.
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I have a remote with my Phonak Behind-The-Ear hearing aids. When on an airplane I can click on the remote that lowers the background noise of the noisy aircraft. I hear the person sitting next to me and the Steward asking what I want to drink. These Phonak behind-the-ear hearing aids are 20 years old and I still love them. I wear a hearing aid in each ear. They can be repaired if needed.
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One of the most important hearing tests a person should receive when being fit with hearing aids is called the SPIN test. That stands for Speech Perception In Noise. It includes a series of sentences that are given in progressively noisy backgrounds.
Nearly everyone who has hearing loss will tell you that they do fairly well in quiet settings, but the minute there is background noise that ability to understand diminishes. Yes, we hear but we don't understand speech.
Google 'the cocktail party effect' and let us know if you identify with it.